First Frosty Morning of the Year

Today was really the first frosty morning of the year - a real crisp crunch underfoot and lovely light!So while we went on our morning walk I decided to snap a couple of pictures on my phone.  And although my phone is over a year old I am still super impressed with the Portrait mode on the Google P…

Arena Flowers Subscription Review - Sunflowers

I have been continuing to enjoy my Arena Flowers subscriptions that arrive through the post.  In this post I shared my love of the Sarah Bernhardt peonies that arrived.A recent favourite has also been these sunflower beauties!My Mum actually sent me this bunch of sunflowers for my birthday in July.…

Faroe Islands Videos: Múlafossur and Tórshavn, Drangarnir Sea Stacks

With it being lockdown and all, I finally got around to editing some footage from the Faroe Islands last year. So in this wee vlog-style video on YouTube we land in the Faroe Islands, pick up our hire car and go straight to the Mulafossur waterfall.  On our first full day we explored the capital ci…

Book Review H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald

H is for Hawk, by Helen Macdonald, is a difficult but thoughtful book.  

In essence it is a book about grief, after Helen loses her father unexpectedly, she spirals into grief which developed into an obsession with re-igniting her childhood hobby of falconry (which she used to do with her father).  …